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This rich array of maps and plans reveals the inexorable rise of railways in the 19th century and how they became an established part of the British landscape. See how new lines carved their paths through the British countryside, transforming the environment and connecting towns and cities across the country like never before.

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Great Western Railway map

Railway Maps & Plans

1900-1948

Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

Railway Maps & Plans

1939

Map of the Inland Navigation, Canals and Rail Roads with the Situations of the various Mineral Productions throughout Great Britain

Railway Maps & Plans

1830

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

Railway Maps & Plans

1845

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

Railway Maps & Plans

1822

Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales

Railway Maps & Plans

1840

Smith's Railway Map, 1836

Railway Maps & Plans

1836

Map, Railway Clearing House, London, 1913, coloured, 2 inch

Railway Maps & Plans

1913

'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

Railway Maps & Plans

1835-1845

Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

Railway Maps & Plans

1901

Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

Railway Maps & Plans

1845

Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

Railway Maps & Plans

1916

LNER map

Railway Maps & Plans

1923-1948

Map, Railway Clearing House, Ireland, 1897, coloured, 1 inch

Railway Maps & Plans

1897

Map, Railway Clearing House, Cumberland and Westmorland, 192

Railway Maps & Plans

1921

Brydone's Railway Directory

Railway Maps & Plans

1858-1862

A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

Railway Maps & Plans

1844

A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. Surveyed by George Stephenson 20th day of Novr. 1824

Railway Maps & Plans

1824-1830

A travelling county atlas

Railway Maps & Plans

1847
Relief map, Great Western Railway. In glass case with relief of South-West England including Wales and Cornwall.

Great Western Railway relief map in glass case

Railway Maps & Plans

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

Railway Maps & Plans

1829

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

Railway Maps & Plans

Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

Railway Maps & Plans
Map of the Coal Field, of Northumberland & Durham, shewing the ascertained Collieries, Pits, Faults, Dykes & other Interruptions: with the railways & ports of shipment constructed for the coal trade / William Oliver et al. 1851 [5 sheets, lithos with colour, scale 1 1/4" : 1m. Published by M. & M. W. Lambert, Newcastle-upon-Tyne]

Map of the Coal Field, of Northumberland & Durham, shewing the ascertained Collieries, Pits, Faults, Dykes & other Interruptions with the railways & ports of shipment constructed for the coal trade [5 sheets]

Railway Maps & Plans

1851
Plan, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Fighting Cocks Goods Station.

Fighting Cocks Goods Station

Railway Maps & Plans
Coloured litho map. Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports to both home and Foreign Stations 1843 / G. Bradshaw. 1843. Published by Bradshaw's Publication Office, 59 Fleet Street, London. 2 sheets, scale 1" : 28m. Cover title is 'Bradshaw's Map of the Railways, and sections of Great Britain, 1844'. Also includes 'Compendium and sections of the principal railways in England', and details of completed railways, including their chairmen, secretaries, engineers and bankers. Both sheets originally folded within limp covers (14.5 x 9.5cm.) Conserved in 2001, the covers have been retained separately.

Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

Railway Maps & Plans

1843
Map, "Great Northern Railway" map of Ireland.

Great Northern Railway map of Ireland

Railway Maps & Plans
G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Rail Roads &c. in the Midland Counties of England from Actual Survey Shewing the Heights of the Ponds on the Lines of Navigation from a level of 6 feet 10 inches under the Old Dock Sill at Liverpool from Levels taken by Twyford & Wilson, Surveyors & Engineers, Manchester / George Bradshaw. 1829-1830 (2 copies. 'To Thomas Telford FRS L & E, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers This Map ... is by Permission Dedicated by his obliged G. Bradshaw'. First (Feb 1829) copy is on 4 sheets (each 67 x 63.5cm); second (Feb 1830) copy, bearing slight differences, is on 1 sheet (138.5 x 127cm). Both copies bear 'Explanation' giving 'Sizes of the Largest Vessels which the locks will admit' for 50 canals. Coloured lithos on 4 sheets + 1 sheet, scale 1" : 2m.)

G Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Rail Roads &c. in the Midland Counties of England ...

Railway Maps & Plans

1829-02-12
Map, Stockton & Darlington Railway, system map, 1 inch to 10 miles, c. 1869, published by A McKay, printed by G W Hurd, paper.

Map, Stockton & Darlington Railway, system map, 1 inch to 10

Railway Maps & Plans

1869
Ordnance Survey Map showing Surrey Iron Railway with photographs attached (1900-198 & 200)

Surrey Iron Railway

Railway Maps & Plans
Map of Shropshire Union Canal, G. R. Jebb engineer: partial facsimile reissue, originally published in 1886 by the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company. [Scale 1" : 4m. Published by Cartographics, Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, 1976]

Map of the Shropshire Union Canal. G. R. Jebb, Engineer, 1886

Railway Maps & Plans

1976
Map, colliery map, 'Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Coalfield', c. 1909, coloured, printed by G W Bacon, paper-backed linen.

Map, colliery map, 'Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshir

Railway Maps & Plans

1909
Plan, of the "Tooting Merton & Wimbledon Railway, London Brighton & South Coast Railway & London & South Western Railway Joint Lines".

Tooting Merton & Wimbledon Railway, London Brighton & South Coast Railway & London & South Western Railway Joint Lines

Railway Maps & Plans
Colour-engraved map. Cruchley's Railway & Telegraphic Map of Yorkshire Showing all the Railways & names of Stations, also the Telegraph Lines & Stations, Improved from the Ordnance Surveys / G. F. Cruchley. 1858 Jan. No scale. Cover title is 'Cruchley's modern Railway and Telegraphic county map'. Map originally folded and bound within boards (17.5 x 10cm.)

Cruchley's Railway & Telegraphic Map of Yorkshire Showing all the Railways & names of Stations, also the Telegraph Lines & Stations ....

Railway Maps & Plans

1858
Coloured map (double-sided). Scarborough's Map of the British Isles comprising Scarborough's New Map of England and Wales and Scarborough's New Map of Scotland and Ireland. (c1914). Includes provinces, counties and boroughs, and all railways and steamship lines with distances between stations and landings; with inset maps, indexes of places and various information including detailsfrom the 1911 census. copyright, 1911 and 1914, by The Scarborough Co, Indianapolis, Ind, USA. Published by The Scarborough Company , Balfour House, Finsbury Pavement, London, EC. Printed by The Scarborough Company, Boston, USA. Folded with slip case. 976 x 1071 mm (flat). 130 x 298 (folded).

scarborough's map of the british isles

Railway Maps & Plans

1911-1914
Map, paper, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain Railways Sheet 2, showing railway companies and lines in the southern half of the UK in 1946 before nationalisation

Great Britain Railways Sheet 2

Railway Maps & Plans

1946
Betts's New Itinerant and Commercial Map of England & Wales, on which the various Lines of Railroad, the turnpike & principal cross roads, with the courses of the rivers & canals, are carefully laid down, and the situations of the cities, market towns and principal villages, accurately & clearly described / John Betts (publisher, 7 Compton St., Brunswick Sq., London). 1840. 1 col. engr. sheet folded in box. Scale 2 1/2" : 3m. Box bears title 'Betts's England & Wales with the Railroads &c'. Part of the John Phillimore collection, cat. 1, 1840, page 9. Bears name of Henry Geldart (first owner?)]

Betts's New Itinerant and Commercial Map of England & Wales ...

Railway Maps & Plans

1840
Map, industry, 'South Wales', 1894, 3/4 inch to 1 mile, coloured, published/printed by C W Campion, paper.

Map, industry, 'South Wales', 1894, 3/4 inch to 1 mile, colo

Railway Maps & Plans

1894
G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Railways &c. in the Southern Counties of England from Actual Surveys shewing the Heights of the Pools on the Lines of Navigation also the Planes on the Railways from a Level of 6ft. 10in. under the Old Dock Sill at Liverpool / George Bradshaw. ca.1830. 3 sheets, coloured lithographs, each 96.5 x 64.5cm., scale 1" : 2m. 'Dedicated by permission to Thomas Telford FRS L & E, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers'. Bears 'Explanation'

G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Railways &c. in the Southern Counties of England ...

Railway Maps & Plans

1825-1835
Map, system map, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, 'Chesterfield to Lincoln and Sutton-on-Sea', 1896, coloured, printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd., paper.

Map, system map, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway,

Railway Maps & Plans

1896
GWR Map and Index of Goods Stations, September 1933. The index is in the form of a booklet, with the map folded in the back.

Great Western Railway Map and Index of Goods Stations

Railway Maps & Plans

1933-09
Plan, "Luncheon Seats" in paint shop in Faverdale for the International Railway Congress.

Luncheon Seats

Railway Maps & Plans
Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1897, coloured, 1 5/16 inch to 10 miles.

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1897, colour

Railway Maps & Plans

1897
Map showing Red Star's parcel points and services in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Channel Islands, produced by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd., 1988.

Red Star Station to Station Map

Railway Maps & Plans

1988
Coloured map. Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles, with large scale inset maps of the principal industrial centres (Midlands Manufacturing Districts, Newcastle & Middlesbrough Districts, London District, Lancashire & Yorkshire Manufacturing Districts and Edinburgh & Glasgow District). (c1916). Published by George Philip & Son Ltd. Backed on linen. 785 x 1012mm.

philips' railway map of the british isles

Railway Maps & Plans

1916
Map, 'Isle of Man', c. 1930, coloured, 1 inch to 3 miles, paper.

Map, 'Isle of Man', c. 1930, coloured, 1 inch to 3 miles, pa

Railway Maps & Plans

1930
Map of Great Eastern Railway main lines and connections, on reverse suburban lines and connections, scale 1 mile - 1 ".

Map of Great Eastern Railway

Railway Maps & Plans

1900-1923
Map, North Eastern Railway, system map, undated c. 1905, printed by Ben Johnson & Co, paper.

Map, North Eastern Railway, system map

Railway Maps & Plans

1905
Coloured map. North British Railway. North British Railway and its Connections. (c1900). Backed on linen with batten and hook for hanging. Poor condition. Dirty with discoloured varnish and flaking surface.

Map of North British Railway

Railway Maps & Plans

1900
Plan of Aldershot & Farnborough Light Railway; alternative routes drawn on 1897 6" Ordnance Survey map. 18 May 1906.

plan of aldershot & farnborough light railway

Railway Maps & Plans

1906